New exhibit at Number One House highlights Zoar history

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Jul 26, 2017 at 5:15 PM

Historic Zoar Village will unveil a new exhibit Saturday at the 44th Annual Harvest Festival and Antique Show. The exhibit spans the entire footprint of the Number One House, with each room highlighting a different aspect of Zoar’s history.

ZOAR Historic Zoar Village will unveil a new exhibit Saturday at the 44th Annual Harvest Festival and Antique Show. The exhibit spans the entire footprint of the Number One House, with each room highlighting a different aspect of Zoar’s history.

“This exhibit includes some very special artifacts,” says Tammi Mackey-Shrum, site director. “For the first time, we are displaying clothing from Zoar founder and spiritual leader Joseph Bimeler, which is on loan from the Western Reserve Historical Society. A Zoar-made organ, which sat in the same spot for 70 years, is also prominently on display on the second floor. It was recently dismantled, cleaned, and moved piece-by-piece over three days to its new location.”

The exhibit is a project by the Ohio History Connection and was curated and managed by Kathy Fernandez, a former Zoar site manager. The exhibit commemorates Zoar’s bicentennial with displays and artifacts that cover various aspects of Zoar’s history, including:

n German Roots

n Zoar Setttlement and Joseph Bimeler

n The Canal

n Agriculture and Industry

n Community Life

n Tourism and the Hotel

n Dissolution of the Society of Separatists

n Zoar Today

“This exhibit provides a comprehensive look at what life was like in Zoar Village 200 years ago and what it’s like today,” says Burt Logan, executive director and CEO of the Ohio History Connection. “Zoar Village gives visitors an authentic experience of 19th century life in a truly unique and fascinating community in Ohio.”

The exhibit opens on Saturday at 10 a.m. as part of Harvest Festival, a prestigious annual antique show and sale that attracts dealers and collectors from across the country. It will remain on permanent display.

An additional art exhibit will also be open at the restored Bimeler House, featuring local decorative arts from the 1800s and works from the Cleveland School of Artists, including August Biehle, George Adomeit, Ora Coltman and Frederick Gottwald. Zoar’s architecture and village scenes were popular subjects for these artists in the late 19th century.

Harvest Festival admission is $9 for adults and free for children 12 and under. The cost includes a wristband that provides access to the Number One House and Bimeler House exhibits, all other museum buildings, demonstrations, events and antique and artisan tents. Wristbands can be purchased at the Zoar Store & Visitors Center or at one of the outdoor admission booths.

For more information, visit www.historiczoarvillage.com or call 330-874-3011.

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